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Pacific Tobacco Corporation Vs. Ricardo D. Lorenzana

PACIFIC TOBACCO CORPORATION, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO D. LORENZANA and VISAYAN SURETY & INSURANCE CORPORATION, defendants. VISAYAN SURETY & INSURANCE CORPORATION, cross claimant and third party plaintiff-appellant, vs. RICARDO D. LORENZANA, cross defendant, CALIXTO D. LORENZANA, JOSE M. LORENZANA and BENIGNO C. GUTIERREZ, third party defendants.

G.R. No. L-8086 | 1957-10-31

D E C I S I O N


FELIX, J.:

The Pacific Tobacco Corporation is a duly organized domestic corporation with offices at Grace Park, Caloocan, Rizal, engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products. On January 16, 1952, Ricardo D. Lorenzana and said corporation entered into an agreement, the pertinent provisions of which read as follows:

"WITNESSETH: That

"WHEREAS, the Company manufactures cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products which it desires to sell and distribute throughout the Philippines;

"WHEREAS, the DISTRIBUTOR (Lorenzana) is willing to sell and distribute the said...